D-takt & Råpunk presents "Made in Japan"
quietly released a new 12" comp featuring 20 tracks recorded live at Earth Dom, Tokyo from acts such as Mob 47, Desperat and more: http://dbeatrawpunk.blogspot.com/2012/05/made-in-japan-live-12-dtakt040.html
Tag: Vinyl
S:t Erik to get vinyl release 3 years later
Swedish doom act S:t Erik will finally see their 2009 debut album "From under the tarn" released on clear vinyl via American label . It's not obvious, but the band features members who have gone on to a wide variety of acts such as Jeniferever, We are the Storm, Lilla Sällskapet, Ansiktet and Maskinen.
Red Doves MLP now streaming
Red Doves' new 12" "Off the grid", now streaming in full via Bandcamp. Recommended!
Subliminal Sounds to reissue Resan
will be doing a limited LP reissue of early 70s Swedish psych/proggrock act Resan with in-depth bio/liner notes provided by Reine Fisk (The Amazing/Dungen). Read more/preorder here.
RTB#70 - Sverige LP (preview)
A preview of what will become ' final nail in their coffin.
Faye - Water against the rocks
New Swedish pop from Faye (nee Fanny) via and licensed to for a 7" release in the UK in July/digital release on June 25.
New Hexvessel confirmed for September
Excellent Finnish occult rockers Hexvessel have announced that their sophomore album will be called "No holier temple" and will be released on September 5 via , both on CD or 2LP. And speaking of Svart, their latest release from similarly-minded act Jess and the Ancient Ones is streaming in full now via Terrorizer: http://www.terrorizer.com/blog1.php/2012/05/22/terrorizer-stream-jess-and-the-ancient-ones
RIP Release the Bats
Swedish experimental label is calling it quits after 10 years with two final releases, one of which is a compilation spotlighting their biggest genre specialty -- new dark, electronic sounds from the Swedish underground: http://releasethebats.com/
Alpha Mound debut LP out now
Alpha Mound, a new project from Joakim Westlund of Daymare/Aerial/The Giant's Dream, has just released their debut LP "Burning words" and you can listen to the whole thing at Bandcamp or on Spotify, as well as most other digital retailers. For folks who prefer the real-deal physical object, ordering details for the vinyl can be found here.
Boska - Without love
New Norwegian house music from (Jon-Eirik) Boska, due out June 18 via Mental Overdrive's label . Also be on the lookout for a new 12" via Capracara's label as well as a split 10" with Swedish artist Petter Nordkvist on .
Presenting: Mansters
New straightforward hardcore punk outta Tønsberg, Norway; no songs over 1:30.
Tomorrow We Move To Hawaii - Leon
New Norwegian electropop just released as a 7" single via the oh-so-humbly named .
Wanna wanna Tiger Bell?
Swedish punk ladies Tiger Bell have announced that they'll be releasing "Wanna wanna" (b/w "German boy") as their first-ever 7" single. No word yet on an exact release date, but digital versions are linked here and ordering info should be coming soon.
Suis la Lune reissues on the way
and are teaming up to reissue both "Heir" and "Quiet, pull the strings!" from Swedish screamo purists Suis la Lune. They haven't revealed all of the various pressing details yet, but they'll both be on 180g vinyl with thick matte jackets and available in a variety of colors. Preorder here.
BSR to do Keep Rising 7"
will be doing a 7" with Gävle hardcore act Keep Rising, a new-ish band featuring members from Meleeh, Gadget and In Ruins.